Reports from NDTV, The Telegraph, News 18, etc. have reported Mayawati’s press conference where she yet again targets PM Modi. She spoke out asking “If by chance Modi was OBC, then would RSS have let him become the PM?”. She also claims that Modi claims to be ‘lower caste’ despite being from ‘upper caste’.

You can watch her video here (1:22 minutes onward):

The BJP, however, has addressed this accusation earlier itself and has said that Modi’s caste which is the "Modh Ghanchi" caste was included in the OBC list in 1994. But according to Congress’ allegations, the caste is supposedly consisting upper caste Vaishnavas who were added to the OBC list only on 2002 when Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Verifying all claims made by people who have commented on Modi’s caste, it is seen that both Mayawati’s and Congress’ claims are false. Opindia has published a detailed article proving that both parties claims against Modi are indeed false. We were also able to independently verify it.

Firstly, we can confirm that Modi’s caste has been listed under OBC by the Gujarat government by looking at this governmental report. Secondly, the website of Social Justice and Empowerment department of the Gujarat government has added Modi’s caste Modh Ganchi under OBC on 25/07/1994. This was added using the resolution number SSP/1194/1411/A. The Opindia's article has also provided the page of the resolution which is given in Gujarati.

Following the accusations, Modi commented on it saying to not drag him into caste politics. He reportedly said, “I have never spoken about my caste, but mahamilawati people are forcing me to speak about it. I am not backward but was born in extreme backwardness,”.

In conclusion, it can be confirmed that Mayawati has spread false claims and that Modi’s cast was indeed added to the OBC list in 1994. It is also to be noted that this is not the first time the PM has faced accusations regarding faking his caste. He holds a long past history of many accusations, especially from the Congress. One of those accusations led to the Gujarat government clarifying that he is indeed of the OBC caste. Many politicians claim to stand against caste politics but it is evidently seen that it is still a matter of discussion and accusation in the political field.